Last week, our outgoing Chief Executive Keith brought you the first part of his "Work & Me" blog series where he spoke about how his family life taught him his attitude towards work. In the second part we learn about his introduction to retail work and what life was like living in Brazil. Keith and some of his students in Aracaju, Brazil.
Employment is a serious topic at the moment. It’s particularly important now because of job losses caused by the pandemic, and the impact on students’ learning and career prospects because of cancelled exams. There’s also much debate about the changing world of work, use of technology and increased working from home.
Read more about Keith Wimbles: Work & Me Blog (Part 1)
Keith's Class at Lasswade Primary School, 1960. Can you spot him?
Throughout the Covid19 lockdown we have brought you a series of blogs talking about funding support, wellbeing support and support for third sector organisations.
Impact Funding Partners is pleased to announce the appointment of Tricia Imrie as Chief Executive to succeed Keith Wimbles. Tricia will initially join Impact Funding Partners as Chief Executive-Designate on the 4th August 2020 and will officially take up the post of Chief Executive on the 1st of October 2020 following Keith’s retirement.
Amina - the Muslim Women's Resource Centre (MWRC) is an inclusive organisation based in Glasgow that empowers and supports Muslim and black and minority ethnic (BME) women to create an inclusive Scotland in which they can contribute fully.
Read more about BLOG: Adapting During The Pandemic
Throughout the Covid19 lockdown we have brought you a series of blogs talking about funding support, learning and training opportunities and support for third sector organisations.
At the beginning of the lockdown we brought you the first blog in our Covid19 information series on Top 5 Places To Look For Third Sector Funding During Covid-19.
Read more about Top 5 Additional Funding For The Third Sector During Covid-19
Kate Robinson is one of the Development Officers here at Impact Funding Partners. She oversees funding to a range of organisations working to prevent and eradicate violence against women and girls in all its different forms.
Read more about BLOG: Staff View on Equality, Diversity & Human Rights
The protests at the U.S. police killing of George Floyd have shone a spotlight on systemic racism across the world. Like millions of people we are shocked that hate and prejudice has taken another black life, and our thoughts are with Mr Floyd’s family and friends.
Read more about Impact Funding Partners’ Race Equality Position
As an organisation Impact Funding Partners remains passionate about equality and is committed to challenging structures that perpetuate racism.
Since the beginning of lockdown Impact Funding Partners has strived to being you the most up-to-date and relevant Covid19 information to help you navigate your way through.
Read more about Top 5 Wellbeing Support Available During Lockdown
We’re pleased to announce that we’ve undergone a full and exciting rebrand.
Building on our 36 years’ experience in putting money where it matters, the Voluntary Action Fund will be continuing that work in the future, but under a new name – Impact Funding Partners.
The services we offer and the team that help deliver them hasn’t changed. So feel free to explore the site further, and learn just how we at Impact Funding Partners plan to create a fairer future.